MUS3002 Musicology (20 credits)

Year Running: 2019/2020

Credit level: F6

Pre-requisites

Non-Music students will need Grade 8 Music Theory (or have passed MUS133 Materials of Music as unrestricted credits)

Description

This module introduces the discipline of musicology, outlining its nature, scope and history, and developing research skills and methodologies in three core areas: 1. music analysis; 2. archival research and editorial techniques (i.e. dealing with historical documents relating to music); and 3. `critical musicology', engaging with recent and contemporary debates in the discipline. The module offers a valuable foundation for other modules within the musicology pathway, and also for L3 dissertations addressing musicological topics.

Reading List

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Teaching Methods

Delivery Type	Hours
Independent	177.0
Lecture	22.0
Tutorial	1.0

Methods of assessment

Assessment Type	Duration	% of formal assessment	Semester
Course Work	0.0	100 %	S1

Teaching methods and assessment displayed on this page are indicative for 2019-20.